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Chris, only one place to start, your goal, can you talk us through it?

Chris Magurie: Yeah. The ball was just put in the box and I tried to read it, a bit of an anticipation that the defender wasn’t going to clear it, thankfully it came and I hit it sweet and it went in. It’s gave us a vital win we needed.

How fired up were you and disappointed not to start, especially with the injury to Aiden McGeady?

Maguire: Yeah I was disappointed, but that is the real depth we have in the squad. Everybody has got to take their turn, but I knew when my chance came I would have to try and take it, and I think I have done that. But we are only halfway there, but it is still a step in the right direction.

Sunderland 1-0 Portsmouth - reaction and analysis

Sunderland have beaten Portsmouth 1-0 in their League One play-off first leg.

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Jimmy you came on as a substitute, how much did you get on that free-kick?

Jimmy Dunne: Yeah, it is more concentration than anything when you have to come on. It is not easy in the last bits of the game where concentration levels can be low as people are tired. But I was just happy to be a part of getting half the job done and now we can go there place and see what we can do.

And the free-kick that hit the crossbar how much come off you ?

Dunne: I’m happy I got something on it, because if I didn’t it may have gone in. So little inches like that have cost us in the past, and maybe we got a little bit of luck this time, which is well overdue.

Were you a bit disappointed with the red card?

Dunne: Yeah it shouldn’t have been a red card. There was other players crowded around the ball when it happened. So I think Liam was really unlucky, but these things happen.

Chris, there looked a little bit of needle towards the end there what was that about?

Maguire: Look it is a battle of who wants it and both teams want it. We have played each other numerous times now. We felt we owed them one. But like I say, it is half-way done. A right step in the right direction, so we go to their place full of confidence. But it is up to us.